16AAssistance from Scientific Committee

16A Assistance from Scientific Committee

16A Assistance from Scientific Committee

The Commission may seek and obtain the advice of—

(a) the Scientific Committee under the Threatened Species Conservation Act 1995 on matters of a scientific nature relating to threatened species, populations and communities, such as the setting of state-wide and regional standards or targets for biodiversity conservation, and

(b) the Biological Diversity Advisory Council under that Act on matters of biological diversity, and

(c) the Social and Economic Advisory Council under that Act on matters relating to the social and economic impact of natural resource management.

s 16A: Ins 2004 No 88, Sch 3.4.